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Average customer rating: Outstanding. A classic. Pay not attention to the crab behind the curtain This is incredible. Arrogant but incredible not a rave Pieces in a peaceful style.

Pieces in a Modern Style Samuel Barber , Ludwig van Beethoven , John Cage , Ferry Corsten , Henryk Gorecki , George Frideric Handel , Pietro Mascagni , Maurice Ravel , Erik Satie , Andre (aka ATB) Tanneberger , Antonio Vivaldi , and William Orbit Manufacturer: Maverick ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Górecki, Henryk Mikolaj | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of Strange Cargos Strange Cargo 1, 2 & 3 Strange Cargo Strange Cargo III Remasterpiece ASIN: B000046S1W Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

1. Adagio For Strings
2. In A Landscape
3. Ogive Number 1
4. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
5. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
6. L'Inverno
7. Triple Concerto
8. Largo From Xerxes
9. Piece In Old Style I
10. Piece In Old Style III
11. Opus 132

Tracks:

1. Adagio For Strings: Ferry Corsten Remix
2. Adagio For Strings: ATB Remix

Amazon.com

William Orbit's Pieces in a Modern Style is an ambient album that rejigs 11 works by classical composers in a particularly tacky fashion. Even though Orbit has proved his mettle as an innovative and exciting producer for others--Blur's 13 and Madonna's Ray of Light--this is an ungainly meeting of the sublime and the absurd that, frankly, doesn't work. Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings," Ludwig van Beethoven's "Triple Concerto," Henryk Gorecki's "Piece in the Old Style I," and Antonio Vivaldi's "L'Inverno" are four that unfortunately meet their maker in a crude pileup of flat, belching synths and wallpaper flourishes. If he had combined live instrumentation with a playful reverence for the arcane glories of the past, perhaps he could have managed to make reality out of that most elusive of notions: experimental music that actually sells. However, Orbit fails to do anything more than resemble a second-rate Vangelis. --Maxine Kabuubi

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding. A classic........2007-06-06

I have been working in electronic music for almost 20 years years. I have a massive library of music for almost any reason, mood and itch. Tonight, I am taking the five minutes to stop and write how unique, amazing and consistently refreshing this album is everytime I go back to it since the day it was released.

Highly Melodic, very electronic and overall lacking the percussive elements most have come to know when listening to Orbit.

Much more sophisticated than the average listener might appreciate.Consider it a staple for anyone serious about electronic music.

I believe anyone rating this poorly is looking for a pop appeal that you just won't find here, thankfully.

Pay not attention to the crab behind the curtain.......2006-06-22

I don't know who Maxine Kubabi is. She's certainly untitled to her opinion. An "ungainly meeting of the sublime and the absurd?" What a sublimely empty and inadequate statement.

You have to know something about a genre before you can be an effective critic inside it. You should be able to specify why you don't like something in some detail, rather than resort to crabby nebulousities ... that's greasy kid stuff.

What Orbit has done is to realize some old, familiar works in an electronic medium, using smooth and musical strokes. He's taken many big chances. Some of them worked out well, others not as well as one might hope. But he deserves kudos for taking a risk and for making some of it work.

Why would anyone who *likes* electronic music complain that it doesn't have live instrumentation? That's like complaining that jazz has no rock and roll in it. "Reverence"? "Second rate Vangelis"? so: you were disappointed that Orbit didn't create more of the kind of schmaltz you personally like. Yanni, anyone?

For those who actually like electronic music, and like Beethoven's Opus 132, please, give that track a listen. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

This is incredible. Arrogant but incredible.......2006-05-26

I have been a fan William Orbit since Water from a vine leaf and I have to admit while this ins't exactly a electronica per se it is still amazing to see what he has done with our classics. The listening experience depends solely on the listener. More ambient than anything else I have heard though.

Recommended for William orbit and curious georges

not a rave.......2006-02-04

If you're looking for something to pop in late at night to dance to...this is not the album. This album is eery and some of it is painful. It's not full of upbeat electronics like originally thought it would be. But, I love it. It's great to listen to while just thinking...relaxing...reading...it's beautiful.

Pieces in a peaceful style........2005-11-28

Being a fan of ambient and electronica for some time, I decided to give this a try. I can understand how some may simply hear this as a cheesy reworking of the classics, just a man and his keyboard, but it's really much deeper than that if you just sit and listen. I suggest not comparing to the originals as much as enjoying what these pieces are themselves. A few tracks do lag, and there are quiet spots, but as a whole I find "Pieces In A Modern Style" to be almost hypnotic, and as I said in my review title, rather peaceful. The tracks I prefer the most are "Adiago For Strings", "Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo", "L'Inverno", and the music-box sounding "Triple Concerto". However the others are fine as well. I say, if you think you might like this, you probably will. It's well worth the used price if nothing else.

Average customer rating: The Most Relaxing Harp Alblum in the World...Ever!

The Most Relaxing Harp Album in the World... Ever! Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rota, Nino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Harp | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Most Relaxing Violin Album in the World ... Ever! The Most Relaxing Cello Album in the World Ever The Most Relaxing Flute Album in the World...Ever! The Most Relaxing Chamber Music Album in the World ... Ever! The Most Relaxing Piano Album in the World...Ever! ASIN: B000AXWGXG Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Rrie - Claude Debussy
2. Gymnope No. 3 - Erik Satie
3. Sonata in A, K.208 (Andante e cantabile) - Domenico Scarlatti
4. Siciliana - Ottorino Respighi
5. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 Emperor - II Adagio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
6. Sonatine, Op. 30 - II Calme et expressif - Marcel Tournier
7. Allemande & Courante (from French Suite No. 6 in E, BWV 817) - Johann Sebastian Bach
8. Arabesque No. 1 in E - Claude Debussy
9. Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty (from Ma M lOye) - Maurice Ravel
10. Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 - II. Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
11. Sarabanda - Nino Rota
12. Siciliano (BWV 1031) - Johann Sebastian Bach
13. Concerto for Harp & Orchestra in G Minor, Op. 81 - II Romanza (Andante) - Elias Parish-Alvars
14. Andante (from Violin Sonata in A, BWV 1015) - Johann Sebastian Bach
15. In a Landscape - John Cage

Tracks:

1. Concerto for Harp & Strings in B-Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 - George Frideric Handel
2. Concerto for Harp & Strings in B-Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 - George Frideric Handel
3. Concerto for Harp & Strings in B-Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 - George Frideric Handel
4. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I) - Claude Debussy
5. Sonata for Harp - III Lied - Paul Hindemith
6. Pavane - Antoine Francisque
7. Concerto for Flute & Harp in C, K.299 - II Andantino - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) - Claude Debussy
9. The Sunken Cathedral (from Preludes, Book I) - Claude Debussy
10. Andantino (from Sonata in C Minor) - Giovanni Pescetti
11. La Source, Op. 44 (ude) - Alphonse Hasselmans
12. Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring (from Cantata, BWV 147) - Johann Sebastian Bach
13. Gymnope No. 1 - Erik Satie
14. Danses sacret profane - Claude Debussy

Customer Reviews:

The Most Relaxing Harp Alblum in the World...Ever!.......2007-01-08

Very soothing. Allows you peace of mind

Average customer rating: Music for the Heart and Soul

Anjali Michael Mandrell & Benjy Wertheimer Manufacturer: Ancient Future ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Soul of the Esraj The Love Window Voice of the Esraj Sadhana Yakshi ASIN: B00007L3L5 Release Date: 2003-01-15

Tracks:

1. Awakening
2. Priya (Beloved)
3. Satya (Truthfulness)
4. Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation)
5. Eye of the TIger
6. The Breath Inside the Breath
7. Chandra (The Moon)
8. Chandrika (Moonlight)
9. The Mystery
10. Santosa (Contentment)

Album Description

This first collaboration CD from acoustic guitarist Michael Mandrell and multi-instrumentalist Benjy Wertheimer is a mythic instrumental journey. As a "Yoga Meditations" soundtrack, the album transports the listener into both the faraway lands of ancient India - through the soulful sounds of the esraj, tamboura and tabla - and the mystical Celtic landscape with lyrical splashes of acoustic guitar. From this timeless inner landscape, listeners are invited to travel into the spontaneous journey of the heart that is accessed through yoga and meditation.

ANJALI has recently been featured on Echoes, syndicated on over 175 public radio stations around North America.

Customer Reviews:

Music for the Heart and Soul.......2003-05-03

I just heard portions from this CD on NPR's Echoes program on my way to work on a cold dreary Saturday morning and the music by these guys made my day - if you need something to lift your spirits, transport you to a place of peace and encourage you to appreciate the beauty around you, this is the prescription you need. Very highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Once Again.... Freddie Foxxx is one of the illest of all time Inside Your Head I'm glad I bought this album Straight-ahead hardcore raps

Industry Shakedown Freddie Foxxx AKA Bumpy Knuckles Manufacturer: Landscape Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Konexion The Dirty Version A Tear for the Ghetto The Natural The Truth Hurts ASIN: B00004TM1Y Release Date: 2000-06-20

Tracks:

1. Live @ The Roxy 2000
2. 24 Hrs.
3. Tell 'Em I'm Here
4. Bambaataa & Bumpy Talk Industry
5. Inside Your Head
6. Who Knows Why
7. Searchin' (feat. Terisa Griffin)
8. Never Bow Down
9. Industry Shakedown
10. MCs Come And MCs Go
11. Bumpy Bring It Home (feat. Billy Danz - M.O.P.)
12. Live In Tokyo with DJ Rukas
13. Bumpy Knuckles Baby
14. R.N.S.
15. Stock In The Game
16. Intelligent Thug - Bumpy's Theory
17. Feel Like I Been Here
18. The Mastas (feat. M.O.P.)
19. Part of My Life
20. Live @ The Roxy - 2000 Outro

Amazon.com

Freddie Foxxx has been murdering other people's tracks for years with his "fake pimp free flow" (in the words of another hip-hop prophet, Jeru the Damaja). After paying all possible dues over the course of a decade in hip-hop (he's rolled with Eric B & Rakim, Gang Starr, and M.O.P.), he's finally releasing his own album, an incisive epic that will leave many running for cover. Never one to pull punches, the man also known as Bumpy Knuckles rips into the rap industry. His infamous pair of nines are in full effect from beginning to end of this relentless album, blasting every weak link in the rap game, especially on the title track. But there's method to his madness: this articulate, self-proclaimed "intelligent thug" wants to change the racist nature of the hip-hop industry, which he analyses on "MCs Come and MCs Go." Industry Shakedown boasts straight, brilliant lyrics from beginning to end, and invigorating hard-core production from the likes of DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Foxxx himself. Remember when hip-hop was dangerous? When it challenged the status quo? Freddie Foxxx does. --Lizz Mendez Berry

Customer Reviews:

Once Again...........2006-09-28

He debuted with the Classic Release Freddie Foxxx Is Here. Then dropped another hard to find LP titled Crazy Like A Foxxx. Now we have an even more polished MC on INDUSTRY SHAKEDOWN. Bumpy Knuckles is in full effect! Rhyming with a passion and hunger that is unmatched in present times. Do yourself a huge favor and support a great Hip Hop Artist in purchasing this record. For all the hedz, start diggin in the crates for the GEMS I listed above. They're pretty much artifacts now, but if you can get your hands on them they're priceless!!!

Freddie Foxxx is one of the illest of all time.......2005-08-07

I first heard Freddie Foxxx on KRS-ONE's "Sex and Violence" ('92) album on a track called "Ruff Ruff," one of the dopest hip-hop collab tracks of all time. "Industry Shakedown" is almost a flawless album. My only gripes are: the corny intro to "MCs Come and MCs Go" (an otherwise excellent track), and the wack choruses on "Bumpy Bring It Home" and especially "Bumpy Knuckles Baby" (very corny chorus, and sub-par for Foxxx); but the rest of the content is pure fire.

For anybody saying that there's not enough lyrical variety, you need to listen more closely. Yes, Freddie Foxxx is MILITANT, but he is not some cliche rapper talking kill-this/kill-that on every track. He merely asserts his sense of power and need for independence, epitomized by the track "Never Bow Down," a spoken word jewel. The title track is very dope even though it's basically about his personal record company beefs. Tracks like "Who Knows Why" and "Been Here Before" are philosophical in nature. The rest of the tracks are also great.

Overall I consider this a classic album. However, to be honest, it doesn't really do Bumpy justice. He has gotten SOOO much deeper with his lyrical content since dropping this album. Use your favorite file-sharer to grab the following singles: "Why Freestyle", "Long Eyes", and "SWAM". The first is political, the second is about pimping, and the last is just about being a dope MC. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Inside Your Head.......2005-02-28

After hearing him on frequent Gangstarr releases, we finally get an album of just Bumpy. As anybody familiar with his guest appearances should be able to guess, this album is INTENSE. Bumpy is constantly hyped up and angry. Production from DJ Premier and a guest appearance from M.O.P. only contribute to the hardcore feel of this record. The thing is, an entire album of bugged out, screaming Bumpy gets pretty repetitive and the few attempts at more downtempo stuff like "Searchin" really fail. Still, there's more than a handful of mix tape worthy tracks on here, which is why i gave it four stars. My personal favorites are "Tell Em I'm Here" "Inside Your Head" and "Part Of My Life," all of which have truly incredible battle rhymes from one of the cleverest rappers out there. Now if he could only learn to stretch his sound a little, he could release a true classic.

I'm glad I bought this album.......2003-02-28

The rapper of the "third verse" dropped this album in summer 2000 and not only does he let loose on wack emcees, but he also aims at such chart-toppers as N.O.R.E. and Memphis Bleek. He also attacks major-record labels on the title track produced by Pete Rock. Other highlights (and there are plenty) are "R.N.S." and "Part of My Life" (both produced by DJ Premier), the hysterical and playful "MC's Come, MC's Go" (no, you are NOT supposed to take that song seriously), "Bumpy Knuckles Baby" and the best track, "The Mastas" (produced by Foxxx himself, featuring M.O.P.). I couldn't give it five stars because I didn't care for "Searchin'" and also, all those songs about beating or shooting someone down start to wear thin after 70 minutes. But this album is still worth it for the song "Bumpy Bring it Home", where he says that his music "is like the new Jordans when they come out." I couldn't have said it better myself.

Straight-ahead hardcore raps.......2002-07-08

Freddie Foxxx has appeared on many discs by many other rappers, and generally steals the show. He's even better on his solo effort. Sometimes he's so hard it's funny--you can't take him all that seriously, but then, that's the case with most hardcore gangster rappers. Suspension of disbelief. Get into the right mind frame, and Bump Knucks will get you fired up. I couldn't give him five stars because there are some tired-sounding jams, but there are more good cuts than bad. High points are Tell 'em I'm here; Stock in the Game; Part of my Life. Hot!

Average customer rating: The Realness is the realness Cormega is for real The Realness... Cormega - The Realness The Real Album!

The Realness Cormega Manufacturer: Landscape Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The True Meaning Legal Hustle The Testament Lifestylez Ov Da Poor and Dangerous My Brother's Keeper ASIN: B00005LN49 Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

1. Dramatic Entrance
2. American Beauty
3. Thun & Kicko (featuring Prodigy of Mobb Deep)
4. The Saga
5. R U My Ni**a?
6. Unforgiven
7. Fallen Soldiers
8. Glory Days
9. Rap's A Hustle
10. Get Out My Way
11. You Don't Want It
12. 5 For 40
13. They Forced My Hand (featuring Tragedy Khadafi)
14. Fallen Soldiers (remix)

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

If rap's a hustle and only the strong survive, then Cormega must be an ironman. Better known for what he hasn't appeared on, 'Mega's name first came to light when Nasty Nas mentioned during "One Love" that he'd been incarcerated. Then came his much-publicized non-tenure with Nas's supergroup, The Firm. After years of dealing with street-music biz madness, Cormega has taken his time to craft The Realness. Similar in theme to his friend Prodigy's H.N.I.C., The Realness mainly deals with day-to-day life in the ghetto, while throwing a sideways nod to industry drama and the art of rhyming. On first listen, this might seem to be little more than that ol' bittersweet thug reflection people love to indulge in, but the quiet beats and somber lyrics will grow on you. The real gem here is "American Beauty," a succinct, multidimensional breakdown of the development of hip-hop at the hand of her creators. Are you listening, Nas? --Rebecca Levine

Customer Reviews:

The Realness is the realness.......2006-11-09

The title "The Realness" explains it all. A lot of rappers talk about what they did and do when they don't. Cormega actually did and does it. Dramatic entrance was one of my favorite songs since 2000, which hasn't yeilded many good albums or artists besides Cormega and Little Brother. The last 8 years or so has been a terrible period for hip hop/rap. Cormega has been around for ever, and was supposed to blow up like Raekwon and Nas. It's probably better he didn't blow up like them because he has kept all his real fans, without losing the real street flows. Cop this. Peace.

Cormega is for real.......2006-07-15

The Realness was easily the best album of 2001. The production is flawless for an independent release and the lyrics are perfect. Cormega tells a story better than anyone. With the clowns people consider rappers these days, Cormega is for real. Tracks that stand out are Thun & Kicko feat. Prodigy and Rap's a Hustle.

The Realness..........2006-05-12

If you've never heard of Cormega, he is the second most poetic, respected & creative Mc's ever to come out of Queens, behind Nas. Similarly he is undoubteduly in the top 10 NY artists of all time. Yes, I know that is a bold statement but for me & alot of other true fans, its the truth. Cormega is very down to earth, and his style is one of the most distinctive in hiphop. The Realness is the best example of how Great of an MC cormega is, for all those who don't know, and it needs to be checked out if you consider yourself to be an NY hiphop fan. Even though its 2001, the realness is reminiscent of the sound that was so prominent in the best time for hiphop (The Early - Mid 90's). Most of the production on the realness is handled by Queen's legend;Havoc,J-Love,Ayatollah,Alchemist & others who all bring nothing less than impeccable for Cormega to lay down his inspiring material. The highlights of the album are definitely the tracks "American Beauty", were Cormega makes subtle comparisons of hiphop with a human being, talking about its journey throughout the years and how its progressed. Likewise "They Forced My hand" featurng tragedy khadafi is nothing short off a QB classic, with a beat that should send shivers down your spine. Cormega even performs his brief trademark poems, with no beat, on the track "5 for 40" showing passion & creativity that only an understanding hiphop fan can appreciate. By all means necessary get this album if you claim to be a fan of that "real" hiphop, as Cormega is the epitome of "real". CLASSIC. Peace!

Lyrics - 10/10
Beats - 10/10
Originality - 9/10
Replay Value - 10/10

Also check out: "True meaning" & "the testament" by corey, because they also need to be heard.

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Cormega - The Realness.......2006-03-16

Another good Cormega album. Just for my style, some of the beats on here I wasnt feeling MUCH but a little bit. Some of the beats I liked alot. But I gave this album 5 stars just for the fact that Cormega doesnt spit about stupid sh**. He spits about real stuff that happens, life. Thats why this album deserves that rating. You know you could wack beats, but if your lyrics are THAT good, it makes up most of the time. And Cormega does it on here. Check this album out for sure, youll like it. Real hiphop in the hands of this album. Some DEEP songs on here, slow paced, and some uptempo tracks. Check this!!!

My Top 5 Songs
1.Dramatic Entrance
2.The Saga
3.Fallen Soldiers
4.Glory Days
5.Get Out Of My Way

The Real Album!.......2006-01-09

Personally,I respect this dude and his lyrics for not being fake.He definity out shined everyone in Queens that year with this album.He shown heart and keept it real!A true underground Classic.One Love,Mega

Average customer rating: Trite Not Treat "Before the sh*t, there was a mighty fine meal" - W.A. Mozart Cage for people who don't like modern music In A Landscape = unmatched beauty Great for old and new listeners

John Cage: In a Landscape Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano Insomnia John Cage: Music for Prepared Piano, Vol. 2 John Cage: Early Piano Music Indeterminacy ASIN: B000003EL7 Release Date: 1995-01-10

Tracks:

1. In A Landscape
2. Music For Marcel Duchamp
3. Souvenir
4. A Valentine Out Of Season
5. Suite For Toy Piano
6. Bacchanale
7. Prelude For Meditation
8. Dream

Customer Reviews:

Trite Not Treat.......2006-02-23

There is a common assumption, particularly among the musical literati, that if a piece is novel, obscure, extremely simple, unchromatic or simply weird, it must, by definition, be quality material. Sheer novelty trumps quality. I am reminded of having to hunker down at the Symphony as the conductor launches into an extended "explanation" on why this next piece may not have a melody, discernable beat, nor employ "ordinary" instruments, yet is still a fine piece of art. (Chances are the majority of comments will be along the lines of, "What in the world was that thing with bongo drums & basketballs?"

I am the first to admit the artistry, perhaps musicality of Cage even when he takes himself AND his music too seriously. At least we did not have to "listen" to 4'33". One reviewer was correct - this is perhaps the most accessible offering of the entire ouevre. It is...interesting in a childish sort of way, sort of like someone who learns that hitting notes on a keyboard results in sounds or better, is playing just to hear the sounds that can be produced. DREAM perfectly expresses the mood of this CD (which is wonderful as party backgroup music) with its enigmatic, almost shy explorations. The tracks are united by an almost wordless fear of being closely examined. A few contain a nice rhythmic drive, others remind one of that godawful New Age stuff heard on public radio occasionally. The CD is compelling only if one takes their music with a huge dollop of tenuousness.

"Before the sh*t, there was a mighty fine meal" - W.A. Mozart.......2006-02-01

The bigger sin would be to have been born before Bach and bitch about the dearth of music celebrating things other than mankind's moribundity. We listeners - and listeners of greater rotundity, too - must wade backward through some rather insensible attempts to make music of the kind that might be called classical. Very generally our near contemporaries have either soaked us all heavy with a riptide of sentimentality or made of mockery of sound so effectively that we have all soaked them with our unceasing flows of laughter.

Before Picasso was making a bloody mess of things he was making something approximating art; and in between those conical eyes and angular breasts I can nearly find the remnants of that once sane man. John Cage had me in stitches for a time when I had the patience and credulity to stop long enough to listen. He reminded me that the piano was a percussive instrument - one to be hardly banged upon in the chorus of creation and muse.

Between then and the very moment I received `In a Landscape' John Cage was merely a mark of reference denoting that point at which I stopped taking his work and my life too seriously. But `In a Landscape' - or as I spooneristically name it, "In a Cage" - is something unlike the curious Cage and something more than the mere "bleats beyond the reckoning table."

Though I have no faith in my own estimation of what is good or deserving of praise, I do know what I hate; AND THIS I DO NOT HATE. `Landscape' is - I think - a collection of sparse and haunting melodies that seems to fit well with me when reading Joseph Campbell's "Hero" or Richard Feynman's "6 Easy Pieces." `In a Landscape' is to my ear almost great. I think this is so because I tend to lean in when I listen, and this "leaning in" is a gesture I've never offered John Cage or his music when stuck between him and his variations.

Cage for people who don't like modern music.......2004-01-25

Stephen Drury has been a great servant of John Cage's music for many years, mostly recording for small labels such as Mode (who honoured him by putting him, along with Irvine Arditti, on their 100th release). In this, one of Drury's few recordings for a major label, he concentrates on Cage's more accessible music, for piano, prepared piano (a piano with objects placed on the strings to turn it into something between a piano and a percussion instrument), organ and even a toy piano.

In A Landscape is a 1948 work in which simple Satiesque melodies are played on a piano with the sustaining pedal held down, creating a soft haze of harmonies. This could easily be simple kitsch, but Cage's careful musical judgement allows the music to be sonically beautiful without degenerating into New Age mush. Music for Marcel Duchamp, a 1947 film soundtrack for prepared piano, takes a single melodic line and spins it out intriguingly, insistent rhythms mollified by soft modal harmonies and long silences. Souvenir, a 1983 organ composition, continues the Satiesque aesthetic with its gentle progress, repetitions and modal harmonies. It is certainly sonically beautiful, though I find it goes on a little too long for my taste.

A Valentine Out Of Season is a set of three brief pieces for prepared piano, written in 1944 (the title refers to the break-up of Cage's marriage). The first piece is slow and chromatic, the second a vigorously rhythmic dance and the last combines the characteristics of the two preceding pieces. Rather slighter is the 1948 Suite for Toy Piano, which makes about as much music as can be made from an instrument with only nine notes. A major contrast to this is the 1940 Bacchanale, Cage's first work for prepared piano, a vigorous, repetitive dance that keeps suddenly losing its rhythmic vigour, then recovering it.

The disc ends with two slow pieces. The brief, white-note Prelude for Meditation was written for prepared piano in 1944 and is Satiesque in its rhythmic and harmonic restraint. Dream, a 1948 piano piece, returns to the atmosphere of In A Landscape, though I don't think it's quite as striking as that piece.

With the exception of In A Landscape, I would regard the works on this disc as minor rather than major Cage. Nonetheless, Drury's sympathetic performance approach brings out the best in these attractive pieces, and this disc would make a very good first taste of Cage for listeners of a more conservative bent.

In A Landscape = unmatched beauty.......2003-05-29

In my opinion, John Cage's In A Landscape is THE most beautiful peice for piano of absolute all time. Never has there been a classical peice for this instrument that truely got to me personally than this. And never will there ever be. In A Landscape goes beyond 'music' and is an entity in itself that speaks on many levels. It's so simple and yet is so powerful. This is a must for any music lover or/and a person who would like to get to know the many works of John Cage.

Great for old and new listeners.......2002-08-04

...For a new listener this album is perfect. It's beautiful, and accessible and just all around pleasing to listen to. The piece "In A Landscape" is the first piece I play for anyone who says they don't like John Cage. They're usually sold within the first 30 seconds of the piece. The ambience and simplicity of this piece is so striking, but Cage's take on harmony (which is especially challenging in a piece that's so focused on melody) keeps the piece from sounding new age.
Anyone just starting out with John Cage, start here. If this strikes you well, check out "Music For Changes" and then the Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano. Beyond that I highly encourage anyone to do some research, read some of Cage's writings, especially a collection of essays and lectures titled "Silence." As his life progresses, his music becomes more minimal and disjointed, and his words really strike down exactly what it is he's trying to accomplish with his music, and that really helps the listener.
For listeners that are already very familiar with Cage's work, this still isn't a waste. These recordings are a great collection of some nice Cage pieces that don't get as much attention, and is still a really pleasing album to listen to.

Average customer rating: The best mixtape of the year Dead Prez- Turn Off The Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin' Revolutionary Disciples Album Is Near Classic!! If you like RBG, you will love dead prez new music also!! Needs to be longer (4.5 Stars)

Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin' Dead Prez Manufacturer: Landscape Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta Turn off the Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 1 Dead Prez Presents M-1: Confidential Can't Sell Dope Forever Dave Chappelle's Block Party ASIN: B0000CD5F6 Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Intro - Dead Prez, Jamila, Mr. Sunshine, Stic, Umi
2. Fuck the Law - Dead Prez, Stic, The RBG Family
3. Coming of Age - Dead Prez, Nimrod, Stic
4. Tallahassee Days - Dead Prez, Stic
5. Paper, Paper - Dead Prez, Mr. Bugman
6. Scared to Die - Dead Prez
7. Baby Face - Dead Prez, Divine
8. When Mama Cries - Dead Prez, Jamila, M1, Stic, Umi
9. Window to My Soul - Stic
10. Last Days Reloaded - Dead Prez, Onyx
11. Hood News - M1
12. Real Black Girl (Revolutionary Love) - Dead Prez, Jamila, M1, Nimrod, Stic
13. Out in the World - Dead Prez
14. O.G. Original Gangster - Dead Prez, Stic
15. Red, Black & Green - Dead Prez, O.G. Gotti Valentine
16. Afrika - Burk

Customer Reviews:

The best mixtape of the year.......2006-11-29

Dead Prez keeps the gems coming on this second mixtape Get Free Or Die Trying. While these other guys' mixtapes are all about guns, drugs and whose breath smells like badunkadunk, Dead Prez continues to give you socially and politically conscious rhymes. Standout Tracks: F*** THE LAW, COMING OF AGE, TALLAHASSEE DAYS, SCARED TO DIE(free Askari X), BABYFACE(dude killed it!), WHEN MAMMA CRIES, WINDOW TO MY SOUL(Stic dedicates this one to his dope fiend brother), LAST DAYS RELOADED(killer collabo with Onyx), REAL BLACK GIRL(the beat is hypnotizing)and O.G.(Original Garvey). Filler: Out in the world(sounds like circus music)and Paper Paper(too short to be enjoyed). Bottom Line: Get Free Or Die Trying is a great follow up to Turn Off The Radio. Unlike the first one they dont borrow anybody's beat they use their own beats plus the production is tight. I strongly recommend this mixtape for anybody who wants a break from the norm.

Dead Prez- Turn Off The Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 2: Get Free or Die Tryin'.......2006-08-13

Having bought both of Dead Prez (Stic.Man, M-1) album's "Lets Get Free" & "RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta", and enjoyed M-1's solo album " Dead Prez Presents M-1: Confidential" and their latest mixtape collaboration with the Outlawz "Can't Sell Dope Forever", I checked out their second official mixtape release "Turn Off The Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 2: Get Free Or Die Tryin'" (2003). After the intro Dead Prez start the album off with a banger in "F*** The Law". They then change things up providing a memorable and laidback joint in "Coming Of Age", Stic.Man delivers a outstanding chorus, and the duo recall days past. After two short track's Dead Prez deliver a solid cut with "Scared to Die". Dead Prez shines again when telling tragic and deep tales on the sad "When Mama Cries". Dead Prez then tag team "Last Days Reloaded" with Onyx providing a grimy cut. Other track's that follow are not so memorable- more experimental with very little production. "Turn Off The Radio: The Mixtape, Vol. 2: Get Free Or Die Tryin'" is a solid Mixtape. Dead Prez in my opinion are one of the best current group's in the Rap game, delivering substantial hard hitting music in an industry full of one hit wonders. I am looking forward to Dead Prez next release and hope that Stic.Man decides to do a solo album.

Revolutionary Disciples.......2006-04-18

Thank Goodness for Dead Prez to keep us uplifted, inspired and educated through the trail & tribulations bought on by the media and those self proclaimed right wingers. This is a revolutionary hip hop classic. Definately one for your collection. Not since Public Ememy have we had true crusaders on the mike to spit truth & reality. Go Get This Mixtape.

Album Is Near Classic!! If you like RBG, you will love dead prez new music also!!.......2006-03-10

Like I said this is that real Soul Music right here and if you like this be sure to check out dead prez in chapelles block party. and if you in cali be sure to catch their first L.A. performance in 4 years as it will be hot!! May, 13 2006!! Straight From Chappelle's "Block Party" Dead Prez With Ras Kass, DJ Revolution Of Wake Up Show, KDAYS Icy Ice & More TBA.... 350 Pine Ave., The Vault 350...Long Beach, CA 90801....An Extremely Limited Amount Of Pre-Sale Tickets Available Now For On-Line Purchase @ www.thaformula.com & @ Your Local Record Shops

Needs to be longer (4.5 Stars).......2005-10-21

This album is a classic, but its really short. Dead prez are the best duo in rap in my opinion. i highly recommend this and all of dead prez's other albums.

Average customer rating: Best CD since Labyrinth Disappointed Reconsider Latin Licks this album rocks

LAGQ: Latin Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Best of L.A.G.Q. L.A. Guitar Quartet: Evening In Granada LAGQ's Guitar Heroes For Thy Pleasure L.A. Guitar Quartet: Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker ASIN: B00006J9SZ Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

1. Fragile
2. Hasta Alicia Baila
3. Fuga Y Misterio
4. Forrobodo
5. Cuban Landscape With Rain
6. La Trampa
7. Paisaje Mexicano
8. Danza De Jalisco
9. Sevillanas
10. Syzygy
11. Aragonaise
12. Habanera
13. Seguidilla
14. Toreadors
15. Entr'Acte
16. Gypsy Dance
17. En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor (Based On The Second Movement Of Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto De Aranjuez)

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Latin, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's homage to the music of Latin America and Spain, opens weakly with a tune called "Fragile," a bit of melodic fluff composed by Sting. After that's safely out of the way, however, the four virtuosos go on to play much more satisfying works by such composers as Leo Brouwer from Cuba, Astor Piazolla from Argentina, Egberto Gismonti from Brazil, and Joaquin Rodrigo from Spain. The music ranges from the passionate, earthy flamenco of "Sevillanas" to the austere, almost abstract tone poem "Cuban Landscape with Rain" and on to the jazzy harmonies of "Forrobodo." The most exciting piece is the six-movement "Carmen Suite," which the quartet plays with a thrilling blend of passion and precision. But no matter how disparate the music, the impeccable technique, musical intelligence, and emotional delivery of John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, and Andrew York find the common thread to tie it all together. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

Best CD since Labyrinth.......2003-06-01

Fantastic. I was very pleased with this CD. The playing was fantastic as expected. However, what I like most is the arrangements. The arrangements are not typical of Classical musicians. No doubt this is because of Andrew York and John Dearman's versatilty in a wide range of musical styles. Also, it doesn't hurt that Bill Kanangiser and Scott Tenant are among the finest Clasical Guitarists in history.

Disappointed.......2003-04-10

I'm a big fan of LAGQ but am somewhat disappointed with this CD. The playing is near flawless as usual, but I was expecting a more interesting selection of Latin pieces. One of the few exceptions on this CD is Aaron Copland's "Danza de Jalisco," which is arranged and performed marvelously by LAGQ. This group puts on some of the best concerts out there, but I find that many of their recordings lack the same excitement. The CD "LAGQ" (1997?) is an exception, with its variety and energetic performances.

Reconsider.......2003-02-15

Probably fine for the guitarist wanting to appreciate some good licks, but not pleasant or soothing music for listening. I gave mine away.

Latin Licks.......2003-01-31

This cd is awesome!!!

No wonder LAGQ: Latin was nominated for a Grammy as Best Classical Crossover Album.

this album rocks.......2002-10-12

the LAGQ again give us some suprise with this recent release. This is the second best version of Carmen Suite (second only to Romero's, but much better than Segovia Quartet's).
The whole album is full of Latin style and spanish favor.

Average customer rating: "Two classics in one package" LIVE AND DIRECT FROM THE HOUSE OF HITS!!!!!

The Best of Cold Chillin': In Control, Vols. 1-2 Marley Marl Manufacturer: Landscape Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kool & Deadly The Best of Cold Chillin' Lyrical King Straight Up Sewaside Unfinished Business ASIN: B00005Q6OX Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

1. Dropping Science
2. We Write The Songs
3. The Rebel
4. Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
5. The Symphony
6. Live Motivator
7. Duck Alert
8. Simon Says
9. Freedom
10. Wack It

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. No Bullshit
3. The Symphony, Pt:II
4. Level Check
5. Buffalo Soldier
6. Mobile Phone
7. At The Drop Of A Dime
8. Scanning The Dial
9. Something Funky To Listen To
10. America Eats The Young
11. Check The Mirror
12. I Be Gettin' Busy
13. Girl, I Was Wrong
14. Fools In Love
15. Another Hooker
16. Cheatin' Days Are Over
17. Reach Out
18. Keep Control
19. Sweet Tooth
20. Out For The Count

Customer Reviews:

"Two classics in one package".......2005-09-02

These are Marley Marl's classic compilations "IN CONTROL", vol.1 & 2 from '88 and '91. Some of the best of the "COLD CHILLIN'" recordings are here. Two classics for the price of one! DOPE!!

LIVE AND DIRECT FROM THE HOUSE OF HITS!!!!!.......2002-05-28

Any TRUE hip-hop fan of yesteryear knows that THE HOUSE OF HITS was the name for Marley Marl's studio. The new installment from "THE BEST OF COLD CHILLIN'" series is a long time coming. Some may disagree with the rating of 5 stars, but I'm giving it the 5 star rating mostly on the strength of the first installment "IN CONTROL VOLUME 1". Even though many magazines often overlook this album, when it was released in 1988, it was considered a classic. With classic songs like "THE SYMPHONY"(the FIRST posse song and arguably the best in hip hop history), "DROPPIN' SCIENCE", and "FREEDOM", how can you go wrong? This album also contains the underground late 88-89 mix show classics "WE WRITE THE SONGS" (featuring Biz Markie and Heavy D. in what has to truly be considered one of the Hevster's BEST lyrical outings EVER as they trade verses back and forth), "DUCK ALERT", and "LIVE MOTIVATOR". The second disc is "IN CONTROL VOLUME 2:FOR YOUR STEERING PLEASURE" which Marley recently admitted that he did just to fulfill his contract obligation with Cold Chillin'. The album isn't a TOTAL dud. There are some bright moments like "THE SYMPHONY PT. 2" (which can't hold a CANDLE to the original...but is decent nonetheless), "I BE GETTIN'BUSY" (LL COOL J), and "AMERICA EATS THE YOUNG" (featuring CHUCK D. and TRAGEDY when he was the INTELLIGENT HOODLUM and before he just totally thugged out and became TRAGEDY KHADAFI). Pick this double cd up if you want to hear some classic material AND a producer that greatly influenced many hip-hop producers from PETE ROCK(who Marley tutored)to DJ PREMIER. Along with 45 KING no one producer held it down as well as MARLEY MARL....the true QUINCY JONES/GODFATHER of hip hop producers....

PEACE AND LOVE

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Landscape Coyote Oldman Manufacturer: Coyote Oldman ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tear of the Moon In Medicine River Night Forest: Special Edition Compassion Rainbird ASIN: B00005Y7VM Release Date: 1994-07-07

Tracks:

1. People of The Glacier
2. Hunters
3. Two Rivers
4. Valley
5. Iron Wood

Meditation Music:

1. Livemiles [Live]
2. Made in Japan [Live]
3. Musica Mystica - Mystic Women of the Middle Ages
4. New Anger
5. On a Winter's Night
6. Over Seas
7. Passion Flute
8. Pinnacles
9. Poet: Romance for Cello
10. Primalvision

Meditation Music

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Meditation Music

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Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Vol. 3

"I Fiati all'Opera" / I Solisti della Scalla / Phillip Moll

Music: Bluegrass: The World's Greatest Show

In Search of Sunrise [Import]

Global Underground: Afterhours

El Mundo del Flamenco [Import]

Hits

Heart of the Forest

Die Viola

Glitterball Pt. 1

De T'avoir Aimée [Import]

Holy Intellect

Her Best

Mood Indigo